Bicycle attachment.



No. 873,278. PATENTED DEG.10, 1907. J. J. WALTERS.

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JOSEPH J. WALTERS, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed May 2, 1907. Serial No. 3711483- To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH J. WALTERS, subject of the King of England,residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle Attachments, andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in bicycle-supports, andit aims to provide a device ofthat nature which may be readily attachedto a bicycle of any conventional type, and which is adapted when inplace thereon and in operative position, to effectually support thebicycle.

To this end, the invention, briefly described, resides in the provisionof an upwardly and forwardly inclined rod movable endwise throughalining diagonal openings formed in the upper and lower bars of thebicycle frame and carrying at its lower end a plate having a series offeet secured thereto, one of which is forwardly inclined and disposeddirectly beneath the lower l'rame bar, whereby the rod, in its loweredposition, effectually supports the bicycle, as above stated.

The invention further resides in the provision of an elasticanti-slipping pad inserted in the ground-engaging portion of each of thefeet above referred to.

The invention will be readily understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, and its preferred embodiment isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like parts aredesignated by corresponding reference numerals in the several views.

Of the said drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bicycle providedwith a supporting rod, the latter being shown in its lowered oroperative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the rod in itsraised or inoperative position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewof the foot carrying plate.

' Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the upper end of the rod, showingthe spring and actuating handle carried thereby. Fig. 5 is a bottom viewof one of the feet. Fig. 6 is a cross-section. through Fig; 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,'the upper and lowerhorizontal bars 7 and 8 of the bicycle frame are shown as pro- 1 ing 9therein.

vided with alining forwardly-inclined or diagonal openings 9 formedtherethrough, in which an endwise movable rod 10 is slidably engaged,the opposite ends of said rod being preferably squared so as to preventrotation of said rod during its movement through the similarly shapedopenings above referred to. The upper end of said rod, which is disposedat all times above the frame bar 7, carries a detachable handle 11,provided with a rearwardly and downwardly curved extension 12, whoseextremity is bent slightly upwards, as shown. The opposite end of saidrod carries a circular plate 13 provided with a central opening throughwhich the threaded, reduced end 14 of said rod extends, the plate beingheld in place by a nut which is likewise fitted upon the rod end. Plate13 is in turn provided with a pair of rearwardly-extending divergingfeet 15, and a forwardly-extending foot 16, which is disposed directlybeneath the frame bar 8, said feet having their upper ends fitting inopenings formed in the plate 13 and likewise retained in place by nuts.The several feet above referred to, which are curved towards their freeends, are formed of spring steel and have the under faces of said curvedportions grooved longitudinally, as indicated by the reference numeral17, Figs. 5 and 6, for the reception of an elastic tread oranti-slipping pad 18, which is held in place therein by any preferredmeans.

The rod 10 is normally held in raised or inoperative position by theaction of a retractile coil-spring 19, which embraces said rod and isconnected thereto at its lower end, the opposite end of said springcarrying a hook 20 for detachable engagement with a depending eye-bolt21, which is secured to the frame bar 7 adjacent the diagonal open- Saidrod is further provided with a pair of horizontal openings 22 and 23arranged one above the other, in which a pin 24 carried by a small chain25 connected to the frame bar 7 is adapted for interchangeableengagement according as the rod is in raised or lowered position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing, therefore, that when the riderdesires to rest,

vit is merely necessary for him, after having removed the pin 24 fromthe lower opening 22, to press downwardly upon the rod handle 11, thusforcing the rod downwardly against the action of the spring 19, untilthe feet carried by the plate 13 contact with the ground. The pin 24 isthen engaged in the opening 23, thus holding the rod in its loweredposition, the feet serving to com pletely support the machine.

In starting the machine, the pin is withdrawn from the upper opening,when the i spring will at once raise the rod to its normal position, thepin being then engaged in the lower opening. The hooked end. 20 of thespring is preferably disengaged from the eye bolt 21 after the bicycleis started.

What is claimed, is-

1. The combination, with a bicycle frame having alining openings formeddiagonally through its upper frame bars, of a rod slidable through saidopenings; a plate carried by said rod at its lower end;radially-disposed ground-engaging members; secured. to said plate; meansfor normally holding said rod in raised position; means carried by saidrod for lowering the same against the action of said first-mentionedmeans; and. means for retaining the rod in lowered posil tion.

2. The combination with a bicycle frame having upwardly and forwardlyinclined. openings formed through its upper and lower frame bars inalinement with each other; a rod movable endwise through said openings;a plate secured to the lower end. of said rod; radially-disposed.ground-engaging feet carried by said plate, each foot having its lowerend grooved and provided. with 2111 elastic tread; means for normallyholding said rod in raised position; means carried by said rod forlowering the same against the 1 action of the first-mentioned means; andmeans for retaining the rod in lowered posi- 1 tion. a

3. The combination with a bicycle frame .1 having upwardly and forwardlyinclined.

openings formed through its upper and lower frame bars in alinement witheach other: each of said openings being rectangular in cross-section; arod movable en dwise through said openings and having its opposite endssquared, to prevent its rotation during such movement; a plate securedto the lower end of said. rod; radially-disposed ground-engaging memberssecured to said plate; means for normally holding said rod in raisedposition; means carried by said rod for lowering the same against theaction of the first-mentioned means; and means for retaining the rod inlowered position.

4'. The combination with a bicycle frame having upwardly and forwardlyinclined o )enings formed through its upper and lower frame bars inalinement with each other; each of said openings being rectangular incross-section; a rod movable endwise through said openings and havingits opposite ends squared, to prevent its rotation during such movement:a plate secured to the lower end of said rod radially-projectinggroundengaging feet carried by said plates, each foot having its lowerend grooved and provided with an elastic tread, one foot being lforwardly inclined and disposed directly beneath the lower frame bar:means for nor mally holding said rod in raised position; means carriedby the rod for lowering the same against the action of saidfirst-mentioned means; and means for retaining the rod in loweredposition.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPll .1. \VA 1 ll 1C Rh.

Witnesses:

Mrs. CASSANDRA Bones, Mrs. J. PALMER.

